iOS Development with SwiftUI and SwiftData

Name: iOS Development with SwiftUI and SwiftData Nanodegree Program
Rating: 3.8 (225 reviews)

Nanodegree Program

Master writing in Swift as you build five portfolio-worthy iOS apps to demonstrate your expertise as an iOS Developer.

Intermediate

3 months

Real-world Projects

Completion Certificate

Last Updated July 29, 2024

Skills you'll learn:

iOS Development • Network requests in swift • HTTP • Credential management

Prerequisites:

Ios • Xcode ide • Basic swift

Courses In This Program

Course 1 • 45 minutes

Welcome to the Nanodegree Program!

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Lesson 1

Welcome!

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Lesson 2

Getting Help

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Lesson 1

Welcome!

Welcome to Udacity. Takes 5 minutes to get familiar with Udacity courses and gain some tips to succeed in courses.

Lesson 2

Getting Help

You are starting a challenging but rewarding journey! Take 5 minutes to read how to get help with projects and content.

Course 2 • 4 weeks

Programming with Swift

This course provides an introduction to Swift, Apple's powerful and intuitive programming language for iOS app development. The lessons cover an introduction to Swift, functions, object-oriented Swift and Swift patterns. The final project for this course is to build a Command Line Interface (CLI) Todo Application. This course is tailored for novice developers, perfect for becoming proficient in Swift and laying the groundwork for iOS app development.

Lesson 1

Introduction to Swift

Learn the basics of Swift, including its syntax, variables, data types, and foundational programming concepts.

Lesson 2

Swift Functions and Closures

Learn about Swift's functions and closures, exploring how to define and use them effectively for efficient and readable code.

Lesson 3

Object-Oriented Programming in Swift

Explore Swift's OOP concepts: creating classes, utilizing inheritance, and implementing encapsulation for efficient iOS app development.

Lesson 4

Swift Patterns

Learn Swift design patterns, mastering techniques for cleaner, more scalable code in iOS app development.

Lesson 5 • Project

Todo App

Build a command line interface (CLI) Todo app using the Swift programming language.

Lesson 1

Introduction to Swift

Learn the basics of Swift, including its syntax, variables, data types, and foundational programming concepts.

Lesson 2

Swift Functions and Closures

Learn about Swift's functions and closures, exploring how to define and use them effectively for efficient and readable code.

Lesson 3

Object-Oriented Programming in Swift

Explore Swift's OOP concepts: creating classes, utilizing inheritance, and implementing encapsulation for efficient iOS app development.

Lesson 4

Swift Patterns

Learn Swift design patterns, mastering techniques for cleaner, more scalable code in iOS app development.

Lesson 5 • Project

Todo App

Build a command line interface (CLI) Todo app using the Swift programming language.

Course 3 • 3 weeks

iOS User Interfaces with Swift UI

In this course you will start using SwiftUI and Xcode to develop user interfaces for iOS! You'll start by learning the fundamentals of UI design and explore the common design patters in iOS apps. Next, you'll install Xcode on your local machine and start creating views and hierarchies. You'll learn how interaction works in iOS apps deploy interactive components including buttons, forms, gestures and animations. After that, you'll take a deep dive into app navigation using stack navigation, tab navigation, and split view navigation. The course will conclude with a fun project where you'll create an event countdown app.

Lesson 1

Developing User Interfaces for iOS

In this lesson, you will learn about the relationship between UX and UI, study iOS design patterns, and explore the primary navigation, display and interactive components in iOS apps.

Lesson 2

SwiftUI and Xcode

This lesson covers SwiftUI and Xcode basics. Once you have Xcode set up, you'll jump right into building views and hierarchies for your iOS apps!

Lesson 3

Interactive SwiftUI Apps

In this lesson you'll learn add interactivity to your iOS apps with buttons, forms, gestures, and animations to make your app easier and more fun to use.

Lesson 4

App Navigation

Navigation is an important part of any app. In this lesson, you'll learn how to implement common iOS navigation patterns including stack navigation, tab navigation and split view navigation.

Lesson 5 • Project

Event Countdown

Build a SwiftUI-based application designed to manage and countdown to your important events! You'll use the skills you've learned to design the views, navigation, and interactivity of the app.

Lesson 1

Developing User Interfaces for iOS

In this lesson, you will learn about the relationship between UX and UI, study iOS design patterns, and explore the primary navigation, display and interactive components in iOS apps.

Lesson 2

SwiftUI and Xcode

This lesson covers SwiftUI and Xcode basics. Once you have Xcode set up, you'll jump right into building views and hierarchies for your iOS apps!

Lesson 3

Interactive SwiftUI Apps

In this lesson you'll learn add interactivity to your iOS apps with buttons, forms, gestures, and animations to make your app easier and more fun to use.

Lesson 4

App Navigation

Navigation is an important part of any app. In this lesson, you'll learn how to implement common iOS navigation patterns including stack navigation, tab navigation and split view navigation.

Lesson 5 • Project

Event Countdown

Build a SwiftUI-based application designed to manage and countdown to your important events! You'll use the skills you've learned to design the views, navigation, and interactivity of the app.

Course 4 • 3 weeks

iOS Application Data with SwiftData

In this course, you'll master data management and persistence in iOS 17+ using Swift, SwiftUI, and SwiftData. You will start with the basics of creating views and managing state with @State, @Binding, and @EnvironmentObject. As you progress, you'll learn to define data models and schemas, implement CRUD operations, and manage related data. Advanced topics include data migrations for managing data models. Through hands-on exercises and real-world examples, you'll build several data-driven iOS applications.

Lesson 1

State Management in iOS

Master basic iOS state management and data persistence: Understand @State, @Observable, data structures, UI updates, and persisting data.

Lesson 2

Data Persistence with SwiftData

Dive into the essentials of SwiftData for iOS, learning about model management, data operations, queries, and optimizing data persistence strategies.

Lesson 3

SwiftData Model Relationships

Explore SwiftData's model relationships, including one-to-one, one-to-many, and many-to-many relationships, and learn to create, query, and delete related data.

Lesson 4

SwiftData Schema Updates and Migration

Explore SwiftData database migrations, schema updates, and how to manage data model changes without losing data through practical examples.

Lesson 5 • Project

SwiftBites

Build "SwiftBites," a SwiftUI app using SwiftData to manage recipes. Show your mastery of CRUD operations, data models, queries, and relationships by creating, categorizing, and searching recipes.

Lesson 1

State Management in iOS

Master basic iOS state management and data persistence: Understand @State, @Observable, data structures, UI updates, and persisting data.

Lesson 2

Data Persistence with SwiftData

Dive into the essentials of SwiftData for iOS, learning about model management, data operations, queries, and optimizing data persistence strategies.

Lesson 3

SwiftData Model Relationships

Explore SwiftData's model relationships, including one-to-one, one-to-many, and many-to-many relationships, and learn to create, query, and delete related data.

Lesson 4

SwiftData Schema Updates and Migration

Explore SwiftData database migrations, schema updates, and how to manage data model changes without losing data through practical examples.

Lesson 5 • Project

SwiftBites

Build "SwiftBites," a SwiftUI app using SwiftData to manage recipes. Show your mastery of CRUD operations, data models, queries, and relationships by creating, categorizing, and searching recipes.

Taught By The Best

Valerie Scarlata

Senior Technical Content Developer at Udacity

Valerie is a Sr. Technical Content Developer at Udacity who has developed and taught a broad range of computing curricula for multiple colleges and universities. She is a former professor and software engineer for over 10 years specializing in web, mobile, voice assistant, and full-stack application development.

Ratings & Reviews

Average Rating: 3.8 Stars

225 Reviews

Fadumo A.

April 3, 2023

I get to learn about the more older things in depth and also the newer things too.

Mohammad A.

January 31, 2023

great

Antonio M.

January 6, 2023

Amazing

Matheus d.

December 2, 2022

I'm learning swift easily

GOLDEN TAPFUMA C.

November 2, 2022

The Program is showing me new ways that I can improve my craft as a software engineer

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